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Nicole C. Bikakis handles Family Law matters for the firm, with a particular focus on high asset and high-income divorce cases and custody disputes. Attorney Bikakis joins Dolan Divorce Lawyers after working as an associate attorney at Saxe, Doernberger & Vita, P.C., in Trumbull Connecticut. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Attorney Bikakis was selected as a New England Super Lawyers Rising Star in the area of Insurance Law.. Attorney Bikakis is a Connecticut native, but grew up in Athens, Greece before returning to Connecticut to obtain a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut, from which she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Attorney Bikakis subsequently received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she was the Executive Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. During law school, Attorney Bikakis also interned for the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, and at a law firm in Stamford, Connecticut focused on commercial law.. After graduating from law school, Attorney Bikakis served as a clerk in the Civil Division of the Connecticut Superior Court, where she gained valuable experience and contacts working on family cases and other civil matters. She then moved to Saxe, Doernberger & Vita, P.C., in 2014, before joining Dolan Divorce Lawyers in 2018.

Nicole A. Carnemolla is a partner at Dolan Divorce Lawyers. Nicole handles the firm’s family law matters, with a particular focus on high income/asset divorce cases and custody matters. Attorney Carnemolla joins Dolan Divorce Lawyers after working as an associate attorney at Lynch Law Group, LLC in Shelton, CT, where she handled both civil and matrimonial matters. While Attorney Carnemolla has developed significant experience in both civil litigation and matrimonial cases, she is continually drawn back to family matters and focuses her practice in that area.. Attorney Carnemolla graduated from Quinnipiac University School of Law, magna cum laude, with concentrations in both family law and civil litigation. While in law school, Attorney Carnemolla served as a Note Editor on the Quinnipiac Law Review and was a member of the Phi Delta Phi National Honor Society. Her note “Raising the Bar for Child Advocates in Connecticut’s Family Court” was published in Volume 33 of the Quinnipiac Law Review. During law school, Attorney Carnemolla interned for a private law firm that focused exclusively on family matters, as well as for the presiding family judge in the Ansonia-Milford Judicial District. Attorney Carnemolla has also completed the State of Connecticut AMC/GAL training and is currently on the approved list of AMCs/GALs in the Judicial Districts of New Haven, Milford, Bridgeport, and Waterbury. Prior to law school, Nicole graduated from Quinnipiac University, summa cum laude, with her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in Psychology.

Matthew F. Dolan is a lifelong resident of Connecticut. Attorney Dolan handles the firm’s Family Law matters, with a particular focus on high asset and high income divorce cases. Attorney Dolan has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 for the State of Connecticut, he has been selected as a New England Super Lawyers Rising Star in the area of Family Law for 2015 through 2019 (each year, no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising Stars list), and he received the 2017 Connecticut Law Tribune New Leader in the Law Award.. Attorney Dolan obtained both his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Connecticut. While in law school, Attorney Dolan served as an intern for the Center for Children’s Advocacy, where he represented abused children in family law matters. Attorney Dolan held clerkships with the New Haven law firm Lynch, Traub, Keefe, & Errante, as well as the State of Connecticut Superior Court Family division. Throughout his various clerkships, Attorney Dolan played an active role in dozens of Family Law trials.. After graduating from law school, and prior to the founding of Dolan Divorce Lawyers, PLLC, Attorney Dolan worked as an associate attorney at the Bristol law firm of Furey, Donovan, Tracy & Daly, with a focus in Family Law.. Attorney Dolan is on the Board of Directors of the Jeremy Saxe Foundation for Education and Development, a nonprofit organization aimed at educating underprivileged youth in Nepal. Attorney Dolan resides in Milford.

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I concentrate my practice in family law from pre-marital agreements to. post-trial hearings and appeals. Most of my cases are referred by both attorneys and satisfied clients. I have a very successful trial record that spans over 35 years in cases including complex high-net worth divorce, business valuation, mental health, addiction and abuse issues, along with relocation and other custody disputes. I am an active member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s family law section  and the New Haven County Bar Association’s family law section executive committee. I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and have an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell®’s The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which is the highest rating in both legal ability and ethical  standards. I am also listed in Best Lawyers in America.. I have been appointed as a Special Master in numerous judicial districts and also for. the Regional Family Trial Docket. I've lectured and written on family law issues, including technology and legal ethics and appellate practice. My approach is to use  creativity and personal attention to detail to execute individualized strategies that address each client’s goals and achieve the best possible results as efficiently as possible, whether by settlement or trial.

Ellen M. Lynch is a partner at Dolan Divorce Lawyers handling Family Law matters with the firm. A Connecticut native, Attorney Lynch joins Dolan Divorce Lawyers after working as an attorney at the New Haven law firm, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C. where she handled civil litigation, complex litigation and family matters.. Attorney Lynch received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law where she attended the part-time evening division, a four-year program, which she completed in three years. Prior to and throughout law school, Ellen worked as a paralegal in New Haven where she gained a wealth of legal knowledge and experience.. Attorney Lynch obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Eckerd College, located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Prior to returning to Connecticut, Ellen lived and worked in Bavaria, Germany for a year. Ellen currently resides with her family in North Branford, where she is a member of the New Haven County Bar Association and Connecticut Bar Association.

Alexandra C. Ritter is a partner at Dolan Divorce Lawyers. Alix handles Family Law matters for the firm, including divorce, custody and post-judgment matters, with a particular focus on complex asset division. Attorney Ritter started as an Associate at Moots Pellegrini, PC in New Milford, CT, where she handled both civil and family matters for the firm. Alix joined Dolan Divorce Lawyers after working as a Senior Litigation Attorney at Cordell, LLP in Hartford, CT, where she handled family matters exclusively.. Alix was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and returned to the US as a young child. She attended the University of Kansas to obtain a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Psychology and Sociology and an emphasis in Forensics Psychology. Alix subsequently received her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law, where she was a Legal Intern with the Washburn Law Clinic, and a member of the International Legal Society. Following two study abroad programs during law school, Alix went on to complete her LL.M. in International Commercial Law and Mediation at the University of Westminster in London, England.

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